Anthony Caramanno is hoping his second professional fight is worth the wait.

The Tottenville resident will take on Marquise Pierce in a scheduled four-round bout in the super bantamweight division (122 pounds) Saturday night at Bally's Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.

The 24-year-old Caramanno, a three-time Golden Gloves champion, won his pro debut in late January, earning a four-round unanimous decision from Michael Varela also in Atlantic City.

Caramanno was then slated to fight in Brooklyn in May, but opponent Ashton Kootz failed his eye exam at the weigh-in and the bout was canceled. That led to a longer than planned layoff, but the Monsignor Farrell HS and College of Staten Island grad transferred any frustration into his gym workouts.

"I've been in training for six weeks. I'm in the best shape of my life," said the right-hander. "I definitely learned from the first fight, like dealing with large crowds."

Caramanno had over 200 family and friends attend his pro debut, and "I should have even more friends coming Saturday," he said. "I should be calm and ready."

Pierce, also 24, hails from Phillipsburg, N.J. After winning his debut back in June of last year, he has dropped three straight matchups, the last two by knockout.

"He's lost to some tough opponents," said Caramanno. "He's an aggressive kid who comes to fight. I hope to use my boxing skills to dance around him."

Caramanno, a product of the Atlas Cops & Kids Boxing Club, now represents Staten Island Fight Sports, a Tottenville club co-owned by his trainer and father, Tommy Caramanno.

"I've been working with him on his power punches because he has all the speed he needs," said the elder Caramanno. "We're going over those 1-2 combinations."

"I've definitely practicing throwing more punches; instead of one at a time, following up with three or four punches. That's the way you stop guys," said the boxer, who said he has done more sparring for this fight than in the past.

Caramanno-Pierce is one of eight scheduled bouts at Bally's, headlined by a 10-round welterweight fight between Mike Jones and Jaime Herrera. Tickets should still be available at Bally's on Saturday.